Joshi@aussie.zonetoMildly Infuriating@lemmy.world•The fact that this is a real image is infuriatingEnglish
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2 days agoLooked this up as I optimistically thought it might be an unfortunate still that looked nothing like a nazi salute on video, but nope.
I don’t think that this is a distraction, yes the policies and actions of these people need scrutiny more so than symbolic things like this.
But
This salute is associated with a historical movement that has been disavowed by all but the most extreme rightists throughout the 20th century, it is both shocking and revealing that mainstream political and business leaders now seem to be embracing it openly.